The Veteran's claims for service connection for undiagnosed illnesses manifested by right and left shoulder pain, as well as right and left hip pain have been granted.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records did not contain treatment or diagnosis for any shoulder or hip disability; thus, the examiner opined that it was less likely than not that a bilateral shoulder or bilateral hip condition was etiologically related to service. The Veteran's statements regarding his symptoms are credible and reasonable doubt is resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness manifested by right shoulder pain, undiagnosed illness manifested by left shoulder pain, undiagnosed illness manifested by right hip pain, undiagnosed illness manifested by left hip pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23008041
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A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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